JJ Redick darts out of awkward Lakers presser after ugly loss
JJ Redick never leaves reporters guessing about how he’s feeling.
The Los Angeles Lakers head coach stormed out of his press conference following the team’s ignominious 122-102 road loss to the Atlanta Hawks at State Farm Arena on Saturday night.
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The postgame media address lasted all of a minute-and-a-half, as the second-year skipper delivered short, one-sentence responses in a deadpan tone.
“Just not a lot to like tonight,” he said.
The Lakers got thumped by Atlanta’s B-team, the Hawks playing without their top-four scorers in Trae Young, Jalen Johnson, Kristaps Porzingis and Nickeil Alexander-Walker.
While LeBron James and Austin Reaves were sidelined for LA, that same Luka Doncic-led regime had conquered a mighty San Antonio Spurs squad on Wednesday.
The Lakers hadn’t played since, coming out flat after multiple days rest. The Hawks, meanwhile, coasted to victory on the second leg of a back-to-back.
Redick credited Atlanta for bringing the “requisite level of effort, urgency, and physicality,” a passive-aggressive jab at his squad for failing to do the same.
It didn’t come as a shock to Redick that the Lakers committed 19 turnovers and trailed by as much as 30 points down the stretch.
He could tell Los Angeles wasn’t in the game within the first two minutes of the game, after which it never held a lead.
Asked about what he saw in the first 120 seconds, Redick said “nothing” — and walked out.
It’s not the first time Redick had stormed out of a presser, doing so prior to the team’s Game 5 loss to the Minnesota Timberwolves in last season’s playoffs.
Los Angeles had rattled off five straight wins before the humiliation in Atlanta, owning a solid 7-3 record and ranking fourth in the Western Conference.
The Lakers will aim to rebound against the Charlotte Hornets as they resume their road trip on Monday night.
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